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Forewarned—Forearmed.
prehistoric continent , visible to " Cosmopolitan " second sight . However , we havo hope left , founded on a review just published b y its own impartial publisher ; who speaks in " honest criticism and well-earned praiso" in favour
of "the -mo-it modest , most useful , aud most important of Masonio literary undertakings . " Ho eulogises , in ecstatic terms which , border upon adulation , its " completeness and correctness , which challenge scrutiny and command admiration" !!! At tho end of it wo observe
a goodly paging of his trado advertisements . Can this bo tho shot which this Cosmopolitan cartridge is projected to scatter ? We are already ashamed of our suspicion , and a friend points out to us that its utility is doubtless to bo found in the information it convoys to
brethren of the High Degrees . Ho informs us also , that three years since its circulation reached 6 , 000 . We remember the chagrin of some of the Board of General Purposes on finding that the circulation of our Grand Lodge Calendar had been so injured as to leave a deficit instead of a balance
to the Charity Fund ; but , as the very worthy and enterprising proprietor of the Cosmopolitan wished it to be understood that his book was not puUished in any spirit of rivalry , but purely upon its own merits , the extraordinary efforts made to puff the circulation of the latter
cannot have influenced the sale of the former , which sank to 1700 . For we feel no difficulty in crediting him with largely philanthropic sentiments , no less than with a keen
eye to profit . He will be the first to thank us for the trouble we have taken , in the interest of that accuracy which he has so striven to attain . Indeed , what is worth doing in Masonry , ought to be worth doing well !
We would congratulate the brethren of the Hio-h Degrees upon having an annual so modest , useful , and important as this is characterised by its publisher , and
sincerely hope its correctness in their regard is greater than we have found ; otherwise we shall have to look upon the unfortunately comprehensive Calendar as an impartiall y " Cosmopolitan Masonic Mistake . "
The Grand Orient Of France.
THE GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE .
THERE was a numerous array of members in attendance at the General Assembly of this Grand Orient , held during the week ended the 15 th September . The preliminary formal business , including the election of Bro . de Saint Jean as President of the Assembly , and the appointment
of the several bureaux , having been disposed of ; and the usual election of Members of the Council , in place of those retiring by rotation or who have died , having been held , the Assembly set itself to the important task of settling the terms of the second paragraph of Article I . of
the Constitution . Bro . Desmons read tho report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the subject . This Report is too lengthy for reproduction , but Ave state the folloAving as the grounds on Avhich the alteration of the paragraph Avas demanded , namely—because it Avas in direct
contradiction to tho next paragraph of the same Article ; because , Avhile embarrassing to Masters and Lodges , it Avas equally so to those of the outside Avorld , Avho , Avith every desire to enter the Masonic fold , would yet find themselves arrested at the very threshold by a barrier of dogmatism
Avhich their conscience must forbid them to overstep ; and because it is entirely useless and foreign to the true purpose of Freemasonry . The Report concluded by recommending , that as Freemasonry was not a religion , and had
therefore no concern whatever Avith doctrines or dogmas , the paragraph in question should be couched in certain terms , Avhich , having been somewhat amended , ultimately read as folloAvs : —
"Freemasonry , an institution essentiall y philanthropic and progressive , has in view the search after truth , the study of universal morality , science , and art , and the
exercise of beneficence . " Its fundamental principles are absolute freedom of conscience and the responsibility of men towards their fellow-men .
" None are excluded from it by reason of their religions faith . " Its device is , Liberty , Equality , and Fraternity . " The duty of revising the Rituals and General Regula tions was left to the Council , After the sitting on Friday
The Grand Orient Of France.
rho Council proceeded to elect its officers . These are Bro . do Saint Jean President , Bros . Cousin and Canbet Vice-Presidents , Bros . Poulle and do Horedia Secretaries . The other mombors are Bros . Andrienx , Dr . Barre , Blanchon , Bremont , Bruaud , Gammas , Collineau , Coulon ,
Dalsace , De Houdiu , Desmous , Dovi ' , Da Hamcl , Foii . ssier , llerpiu , J . Jean , Albert Joly , Antiile Martin , Masse , Massicault , Moreaux , Neuruark , Roche , Andre Eouselle , Thiault , Ed . Valentin , Vienot , and Wyrouboff . Bro . Vienofc then delivered a very eloquent address , in which he traced
tho rise of Freemasonry in France , and the condition ot tho country at tho time of its being implanted there , and for many years afterwards , and then expatiated at somo
length on the principles by which it was actuated . Ilia oration was very warmly recoivod , and the other business having been concluded , and several useful suggestions offered and considered on their several merits , the Session
of 1877 , which will always be a memorable one in tho annals of French Freemasonry , was brought to a close , Tho usual banquet followed .
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
—?—ONCE previously in the course of our brief career havo we had occasion to chronicle the somewhat sudden death of one of our most intimate friends and supporters . Then it Avas tho death of a brother whom to know Avas to love and respect ; Avho , in his Masonic career , had always
realised our idea of a zealous and kindly brother , and who , both in Lodge and Chapter , had Avon a fair reputation , having held office in more than one instance with credit to himself and satisfaction to his fellow-members . Moreover , he had again and again lent us valuable assistance in the fulfilment of our arduous duties . The brother Avhose
death Ave are now about to record Avas , if possible , still more intimately associated Avith us . Daring the term of our existence—or we should say rather , during moro than the last two years of it — ho has been our principal correspondent north of the Tweed ; and Avhile he has filled
this office—Ave need hardly say Avith what conspicuous zeal and ability , for his numerous and ablo reports and articles tell their own tale—not a week has elapsed but wo havo had reason to bo grateful for his services . The name of George W . Wheeler is familiar as a household word in
Scottish Masonic circles , but especially in GlasgoAv , Avhero he resided , and in Avhose Lodges and Chapters he had hold the highest and most responsible positions . We have no intention , at the present moment , of describing in detail his admirable career iu Freemasonry . Much of it may be
gleaned from our columns , where , Aveek after Aveek and month after month , appeared the name of Bro . or Comp . Wheeler , either as a visitor , or more commonly as
occupying the chair of one or other of the principal officers , or as discharging , in the capacity of an honoured member of Provincial Grand Lodge or Chapter , some such important function as that of Installing Officer . Bro . Geore-o W .
Wheeler Avas essentially a Avorking Mason , one thoroughly versed in tho ritual and ceremonies of Scottish Freemasonry . He Avas a man of great energy , and devoted the greater part of his leisure time to the duties of the Craft he loved so Avell . It is scarcely possible to glance
through a report of a Glasgow , or neighbouring Lodge or Chapter , but we find his name figuring prominently among the brethren . In one we may see him , as we have said , installing the Master or Principals , in another returning thanks for the visitors , in a third acting as substitute for
some absentee officer . Wherever he found it possible to render some service , no matter how severe or how insignificant , the request that he should undertake it Avas ahvays most loyally responded to . Even as recently as the 18 th ult ., and only in last Aveek ' s issue it is recorded , in tho
notice of St . Mungo Lodge , No . 27 , that "Bro . Dr . Mclnnis requested Bro . Wheeler , of No . 73 , to undertake the work " —that is , of raising a candidate for tho third
degree— " first examining the brother in the proficiency ho had made in the first two degrees . After the candidate had been raised , Bro . Wheeler , who was suffering from violent cold , called on Bro . W . Fergerson , P . M . of
the St , John's . Dalmuir , to giye the final charge . " This ,
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Forewarned—Forearmed.
prehistoric continent , visible to " Cosmopolitan " second sight . However , we havo hope left , founded on a review just published b y its own impartial publisher ; who speaks in " honest criticism and well-earned praiso" in favour
of "the -mo-it modest , most useful , aud most important of Masonio literary undertakings . " Ho eulogises , in ecstatic terms which , border upon adulation , its " completeness and correctness , which challenge scrutiny and command admiration" !!! At tho end of it wo observe
a goodly paging of his trado advertisements . Can this bo tho shot which this Cosmopolitan cartridge is projected to scatter ? We are already ashamed of our suspicion , and a friend points out to us that its utility is doubtless to bo found in the information it convoys to
brethren of the High Degrees . Ho informs us also , that three years since its circulation reached 6 , 000 . We remember the chagrin of some of the Board of General Purposes on finding that the circulation of our Grand Lodge Calendar had been so injured as to leave a deficit instead of a balance
to the Charity Fund ; but , as the very worthy and enterprising proprietor of the Cosmopolitan wished it to be understood that his book was not puUished in any spirit of rivalry , but purely upon its own merits , the extraordinary efforts made to puff the circulation of the latter
cannot have influenced the sale of the former , which sank to 1700 . For we feel no difficulty in crediting him with largely philanthropic sentiments , no less than with a keen
eye to profit . He will be the first to thank us for the trouble we have taken , in the interest of that accuracy which he has so striven to attain . Indeed , what is worth doing in Masonry , ought to be worth doing well !
We would congratulate the brethren of the Hio-h Degrees upon having an annual so modest , useful , and important as this is characterised by its publisher , and
sincerely hope its correctness in their regard is greater than we have found ; otherwise we shall have to look upon the unfortunately comprehensive Calendar as an impartiall y " Cosmopolitan Masonic Mistake . "
The Grand Orient Of France.
THE GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE .
THERE was a numerous array of members in attendance at the General Assembly of this Grand Orient , held during the week ended the 15 th September . The preliminary formal business , including the election of Bro . de Saint Jean as President of the Assembly , and the appointment
of the several bureaux , having been disposed of ; and the usual election of Members of the Council , in place of those retiring by rotation or who have died , having been held , the Assembly set itself to the important task of settling the terms of the second paragraph of Article I . of
the Constitution . Bro . Desmons read tho report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the subject . This Report is too lengthy for reproduction , but Ave state the folloAving as the grounds on Avhich the alteration of the paragraph Avas demanded , namely—because it Avas in direct
contradiction to tho next paragraph of the same Article ; because , Avhile embarrassing to Masters and Lodges , it Avas equally so to those of the outside Avorld , Avho , Avith every desire to enter the Masonic fold , would yet find themselves arrested at the very threshold by a barrier of dogmatism
Avhich their conscience must forbid them to overstep ; and because it is entirely useless and foreign to the true purpose of Freemasonry . The Report concluded by recommending , that as Freemasonry was not a religion , and had
therefore no concern whatever Avith doctrines or dogmas , the paragraph in question should be couched in certain terms , Avhich , having been somewhat amended , ultimately read as folloAvs : —
"Freemasonry , an institution essentiall y philanthropic and progressive , has in view the search after truth , the study of universal morality , science , and art , and the
exercise of beneficence . " Its fundamental principles are absolute freedom of conscience and the responsibility of men towards their fellow-men .
" None are excluded from it by reason of their religions faith . " Its device is , Liberty , Equality , and Fraternity . " The duty of revising the Rituals and General Regula tions was left to the Council , After the sitting on Friday
The Grand Orient Of France.
rho Council proceeded to elect its officers . These are Bro . do Saint Jean President , Bros . Cousin and Canbet Vice-Presidents , Bros . Poulle and do Horedia Secretaries . The other mombors are Bros . Andrienx , Dr . Barre , Blanchon , Bremont , Bruaud , Gammas , Collineau , Coulon ,
Dalsace , De Houdiu , Desmous , Dovi ' , Da Hamcl , Foii . ssier , llerpiu , J . Jean , Albert Joly , Antiile Martin , Masse , Massicault , Moreaux , Neuruark , Roche , Andre Eouselle , Thiault , Ed . Valentin , Vienot , and Wyrouboff . Bro . Vienofc then delivered a very eloquent address , in which he traced
tho rise of Freemasonry in France , and the condition ot tho country at tho time of its being implanted there , and for many years afterwards , and then expatiated at somo
length on the principles by which it was actuated . Ilia oration was very warmly recoivod , and the other business having been concluded , and several useful suggestions offered and considered on their several merits , the Session
of 1877 , which will always be a memorable one in tho annals of French Freemasonry , was brought to a close , Tho usual banquet followed .
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
—?—ONCE previously in the course of our brief career havo we had occasion to chronicle the somewhat sudden death of one of our most intimate friends and supporters . Then it Avas tho death of a brother whom to know Avas to love and respect ; Avho , in his Masonic career , had always
realised our idea of a zealous and kindly brother , and who , both in Lodge and Chapter , had Avon a fair reputation , having held office in more than one instance with credit to himself and satisfaction to his fellow-members . Moreover , he had again and again lent us valuable assistance in the fulfilment of our arduous duties . The brother Avhose
death Ave are now about to record Avas , if possible , still more intimately associated Avith us . Daring the term of our existence—or we should say rather , during moro than the last two years of it — ho has been our principal correspondent north of the Tweed ; and Avhile he has filled
this office—Ave need hardly say Avith what conspicuous zeal and ability , for his numerous and ablo reports and articles tell their own tale—not a week has elapsed but wo havo had reason to bo grateful for his services . The name of George W . Wheeler is familiar as a household word in
Scottish Masonic circles , but especially in GlasgoAv , Avhero he resided , and in Avhose Lodges and Chapters he had hold the highest and most responsible positions . We have no intention , at the present moment , of describing in detail his admirable career iu Freemasonry . Much of it may be
gleaned from our columns , where , Aveek after Aveek and month after month , appeared the name of Bro . or Comp . Wheeler , either as a visitor , or more commonly as
occupying the chair of one or other of the principal officers , or as discharging , in the capacity of an honoured member of Provincial Grand Lodge or Chapter , some such important function as that of Installing Officer . Bro . Geore-o W .
Wheeler Avas essentially a Avorking Mason , one thoroughly versed in tho ritual and ceremonies of Scottish Freemasonry . He Avas a man of great energy , and devoted the greater part of his leisure time to the duties of the Craft he loved so Avell . It is scarcely possible to glance
through a report of a Glasgow , or neighbouring Lodge or Chapter , but we find his name figuring prominently among the brethren . In one we may see him , as we have said , installing the Master or Principals , in another returning thanks for the visitors , in a third acting as substitute for
some absentee officer . Wherever he found it possible to render some service , no matter how severe or how insignificant , the request that he should undertake it Avas ahvays most loyally responded to . Even as recently as the 18 th ult ., and only in last Aveek ' s issue it is recorded , in tho
notice of St . Mungo Lodge , No . 27 , that "Bro . Dr . Mclnnis requested Bro . Wheeler , of No . 73 , to undertake the work " —that is , of raising a candidate for tho third
degree— " first examining the brother in the proficiency ho had made in the first two degrees . After the candidate had been raised , Bro . Wheeler , who was suffering from violent cold , called on Bro . W . Fergerson , P . M . of
the St , John's . Dalmuir , to giye the final charge . " This ,